A World Health Organization official warned that the global number of COVID-19 deaths would likely reach 2 million without an effective vaccine.
Dr Mike Ryan, WHO’s head of emergencies, said the number could increase further if countries formulate and adhere to a plan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. According to Johns Hopkins University statistics, there are already nearly one million deaths worldwide and 32. 5 million COVID-19 infections worldwide.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in his message recorded at this year’s United Nations Virtual General Assembly that any country presenting a COVID-19 vaccine will have to share it with the rest of the world. “It is a global duty and it is an ethical duty, ” said Morrison in his speech on Friday.
He promised that if his country discovers a vaccine, it will be universally shared. He also declared Australia for COVAX, the UN initiative that hopes to have a vaccine for universal distribution until the end of next year.
The United States, China and Russia have snubbed COVAX.
Europe is experiencing a new wave of coronavirus infections, leading some governments on the continent to re-impose safe restrictions on citizens and businesses.
On Saturday, Russia reported 7,523 new cases in the past 24 hours. The day before, Russia had registered 7,212 new infections. Dutch Prime Minister Make Rutte called the wave of infections in his country “very worrying and will force us to take additional measures. ” Rutte said he plans to announce the restrictions next week. The Czech Republic will also face new measures starting next week. Health Minister Roman Prymula said Friday, without specifying what limits will apply.
Figures from the European Cinput for disease prevention and control show that the Czech Republic is only behind Spain in the highest number of new cases consistent with the capital in Europe for more than two weeks. Prymula said the countermeasures will affect other people’s meetings, but will not hurt the economy. In Spain, the local transit government in Madrid and the national transit government are facing the scope of the necessary measures to control the outbreak of new infections in the capital region. Spain’s Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Friday that the passing government sought the closure of all of Madrid and its 3. 3 million inhabitants. The regional pass-through government has said it will expand foreclosure orders, albeit only partially, adding about 160,000 more to the 850,000 who were supposed to stay home this week unless they have a transparent explanation of why to leave. Madrid has also reduced the number of people who are allowed to stop in department stores, restaurants and closed parks. The closure has sparked protests from those who say they are targeted because they live in poorer and more densely populated spaces with worse infrastructure. By contrast, in the United States, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, announced Friday that the state would approve his plans to reopen and enter Phase 3 despite the continued spread of the coronavirus.
Phase 3 includes lifting restrictions, adding capacity limits, in the state’s bars, nightclubs and restaurants. In addition, in Phase 3, companies that have worked remotely as a result of the pandemic can resume unlimited activity on site, workers can resume non-essential travel, theme parks can resume general operations, and gyms and fitness centres can operate at full capacity. “Every company has the right to function. Array. . . can’t just say no after six months and make other people twist in the wind,” DeSantis said at a news convention in St. Petersburg. An article published Friday in The Lancet, a medical journal, indicates that less than one in 10 Americans have developed antibodies opposed to coronavirus. This determination is the result of tests performed on medical samples from 28,500 dialysis patients across the country.
The study conducted by Stanford University and the Ascend Clinical Laboratory also found that the U. S. minority population is not the only country in the world to have a problem. But it’s not the first time It is disproportionately exposed to the virus compared to the country’s white population. 16% of other people living in predominantly black and Hispanic communities developed antibodies, while 11% of others living in predominantly Hispanic spaces also developed antibodies; however, only 4% of other people living in white communities had antibodies. The United States has more than 7 million cases of COVID-19, followed by India with approximately 6 million and Brazil with more than 4. 6 million, according to Johns Hopkins.